Arkansas Department of Education charter panel now fewer, meets today

Agency primacy ends; 4 of 7 outsiders

By Cynthia Howell

Posted: August 8, 2017 at 4:30 a.m.

An Arkansas Department of Education panel responsible since 2013 for initial decisions on charter school applications, renewals and revocations has been overhauled, resulting in a majority of its members coming from outside the agency.